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Aero Bars for a Road Bike

  • 11-05-2012 10:20am
    #1
    BMKN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭


    Anyone put clip on Aero ~Bars onto their road bike? I need something that will help against head winds as I do a lot of Solo riding. My biggest fear is the balance of getting off them to your breaks and gears.


Comments

  • #2
    macnab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭macnab


    I did it for a couple of spins last year. It was hard to get used to at first but I got very comfortable after 20km or so. I wouldnt use them in a group spin because of the safety issues, braking delay etc. I will most likely never compete in a time trial so I decided to stop using them. Having said that I think I got a KOM on Strava from Enfield to Kilcock using clip on aero bars.


  • #3
    iregk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,235 ✭✭✭iregk


    When battling a headwind on a solo spin it's best to adopt this position...

    Fabian_Cancellara.jpg


  • #4
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,223 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Some people find them comfortable and fast. I think they are just wrong. The UCI should just ban them altogether along with all the other stupid aero gear, and then we wouldn't even have a reason to train on them.


  • #5
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    I use them all the time. Even on the commute so I added brake levers...


  • #6
    BMKN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭BMKN


    How much did that cost ive been looking into brake leavers for aero bars


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  • #7
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    Can't remember but it's just a matter of a pair of crosstop brake levers, extra long brake cables and some extra cable outers. You end up with a long run of brake cable crossing over the front of the aero bars and curving back. I don't think you could easily mate a pair of bar-end levers in with your existing brakes.

    cane-creek-crosstop.jpg


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